• Title
  Appeals and fund raising pamphlets relating to the First World War, 1915-1933
• Call number
  MLMSS 8611/Box 1X
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1915-1933
• Type of material
  Textual Records, Ephemera
• Reference code
  982610
• Issue Copy
  Digitised : 2014
  
• Physical Description
  0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - printed
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  During the First World War, 1914-1918, a vast array of benevolent societies and privately run patriotic funds and charities were formed to raise money from the public to help support Australia's allies and its soldiers. Patriotic leagues and societies, and other groups, organised many different fund raising efforts, including raffles, lotteries and special "days". Money, and in some cases goods like food, vehicles and whole buildings, were donated by all members of society. These private funds filled an important gap by providing the troops with warm clothing and comforts packages, by supervising the care and rehabilitation of returned soldiers and by raising relief funds for civilian wartime victims in Allied Europe. Post war, funds were required for the erection of memorials, the care and upkeep of war graves in Australia and to assist returned war veterans.
  
  Reference:
  Australia during the war / Ernest Scott. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1938. (accessed 18 July 2012)
• Scope and Content
  Contains material associated with collecting money in Australia for many different causes during and after the war. Includes brochures for Turramurra Patriotic League, May 1919; State Public Service, 15 February 1915; Central Sandbag Committee, n.d.; the Joan of Arc Committee, 29 November 1918; Sydney Y.M.C.A., March 1916; Afternoon entertainment given to the sailors' wives by the Tingira Variety Company, 29 May 1918; Remember Australia Day, 30 July 1915 (includes small gold cardboard cross); the Sportsmen's Recruiting Committee, 24 July 1917; the Kitchener Flag Fund, n.d.; the "Old gold and silver war fund", n.d.; "The Kings Men" women's branch, 13 August 1918; Last Post Fund of N.S.W., 2 September 1933; Scottish Women's Hospitals for War Service, 1917; A.I.F. Wives and Children Holiday Association, n.d.; Belgium Relief Fund, 1916; National Belgian Relief Fund of New South Wales, 12 April 1916; the Belgium Clothing Relief Society, 16 September 1914; Citizens' War Chest Fund (N.S.W. Division Australian Comforts Funds), including appeal for donations, statement of objectives, flyers for War Chest Cake Shop, ca.1916, and fete on behalf of the Citizens' War Chest Fund at St James Hall, 2 March 1918; circular letter signed by Dorothy Anderson Stuart re proposal for an exhibition and sale of antiques and art in aid of the War Chest, Army Medical Corps Comfort Fund and the Army Service Corps Comfort Fund, 23 May 1916.
• Copying Conditions
  Research & study copies allowed
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1094473
• Subject
  Patriotic societies--Australia.
  World War, 1914-1918--Pamphlets
  World War, 1914-1918--War work--New South Wales.
  Citizens' War Chest Fund (N.S.W.)
  
• Place
  New South Wales
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE625616

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